10-6-19

Week at a Glance

Monday: Gym and Library
Tuesday: Gym and SEL
Wednesday: Late Start, Music, and stuffed animal day
Thursday: 1/2 day, Music
Friday: 1/2 day, Computer Lab, Art

Laps for Lincoln

You did it! We won! All week long it was looking like Mrs. Laukus' or Mrs. Bartz's classes would surely win.  At the last minute our class pulled in to the lead for the downstairs classrooms.  Thank you for your generosity and time spent toward supporting our amazing Lincoln students.  Our PTO is truly amazing.  Thank you!

Stuffed Animals-Wednesday

The class has earned its first reward day! You should've seen them on Friday!  After a week of rain, mosquitos, and indoor recess we finally got outside and I really think that had a huge effect.  The kiddos worked incredibly hard Friday morning. They were fantastic listeners, especially in Art, and they were wonderful role models for the Kindergartners in the hallway.  I am so proud of them! They were earned their ninth and tenth "warm and fuzzy" which means they got to vote on a fun way to celebrate.  They voted overwhelmingly for stuffed animal day.  So..... on Wednesday, please allow your child to bring ONE stuffed animal with them to school.  Please make sure it is small enough to fit in their backpack and that it's not overly special as accidents do happen.

1/2 Days

Thursday and Friday are both half days of school.  There will not be any lunch served.  We will still have snack.

No Tinker Time this Week

Due to the half days we will NOT be having Tinker Time on Friday.

Academic Update

Phonics: We concluded our whole class study of digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ph).  Those who are still struggling with them will continue working with these letter combinations.  All of us will begin to add in l blends to our repertoire.
Reading: Ask your Firstie about Chunky Monkey and Eagle Eye!
Language: We are beginning a unit on character analysis in fiction. This is a fun topic to discuss at home as you're reading with your Firstie.
Math: We will continue to work on strategies for addition.
Science: Our unit entitled "Spinning Sky" continues.  Topics to discuss at home include shadows and star gazing.
Social Studies: What is a family? How is school like a family? These are topics we're learning about.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Ask your Firstie about being part of the group plan and how other people's unexpected behavior makes them feel.  They're learning some great phrases and vocabulary!

Volunteering this Week

Tuesday: 9:00-10:00 for Math Rotations

Conferences

I meet with approximately 1/3 of you this week!  I'm looking forward to sitting down and talking about your wonderful kiddos.  Please check the schedule in a separate post on my blog.  I will send home reminder emails Monday and Tuesday.

Read at Home Strategy: I read, you read

This partner reading activity is great, especially for unfamiliar or challenging texts.  It's a little stressful, but try not to worry about or constantly correct their errors.  It's important to model pointing to each word and using good expressive reading.  It's okay if your Firstie is repeating after you rather than reading.